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EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR |
| This award began in 1956 by France Football magazine. Before 1995 only European players playing in Europe were eligible but since then non-European players have also been declared eligible. | ||||||
| 1956 | STANLEY MATTHEWS | ENGLAND | ||||
| 1957 | ALFREDO DI STEFANO | SPAIN | ||||
| 1958 | RAYMOND KOPA | FRANCE | ||||
| 1959 | ALFREDO DI STEFANO | SPAIN | ||||
| 1960 | LUIS SUAREZ | SPAIN | ||||
| 1961 | OMAR SIVORI | ITALY | ||||
| 1962 | JOSEF MASOPUST | CZECHOSLOVAKIA | ||||
| 1963 | LEV YASHIN | USSR | ||||
| 1964 | DENIS LAW | SCOTLAND | ||||
| 1965 | EUSEBIO | PORTUGAL | ||||
| 1966 | BOBBY CHARLTON | ENGLAND | ||||
| 1967 | FLORIAN ALBERT | HUNGARY | ||||
| 1968 | GEORGE BEST | NORTHERN IRELAND | ||||
| 1969 | GIANNI RIVERA | ITALY | ||||
| 1970 | GERD MULLER | GERMANY | ||||
| 1971 | JOHAN CRUYFF | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1972 | FRANZ BECKENBAUER | GERMANY | ||||
| 1973 | JOHAN CRUYFF | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1974 | JOHAN CRUYFF | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1975 | OLEG BLOKHIM | USSR | ||||
| 1976 | FRANZ BECKENBAUER | GERMANY | ||||
| 1977 | ALLAN SIMONSEN | DENMARK | ||||
| 1978 | KEVIN KEEGAN | ENGLAND | ||||
| 1979 | KEVIN KEEGAN | ENGLAND | ||||
| 1980 | KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE | GERMANY | ||||
| 1981 | KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE | GERMANY | ||||
| 1982 | PAOLO ROSSI | ITALY | ||||
| 1983 | MICHEL PLATINI | FRANCE | ||||
| 1984 | MICHEL PLATINI | FRANCE | ||||
| 1985 | MICHEL PLATINI | FRANCE | ||||
| 1986 | IGOR BELANOV | USSR | ||||
| 1987 | RUUD GULLIT | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1988 | MARCO VAN BASTEN | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1989 | MARCO VAN BASTEN | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1990 | LOTHAR MATTHAUS | GERMANY | ||||
| 1991 | JEAN-PIERRE PAPIN | FRANCE | ||||
| 1992 | MARCO VAN BASTEN | HOLLAND | ||||
| 1993 | ROBERTO BAGGIO | ITALY | ||||
| 1994 | HRISTO STOICHKOV | BULGARIA | ||||
| 1995 | GEORGE WEAH | LIBERIA | ||||
| 1996 | MATTHAIS SAMMER | GERMANY | ||||
| 1997 | RONALDO | BRAZIL | ||||
| 1998 | ZINEDINE ZIDANE | FRANCE | ||||
| 1999 | RIVALDO | BRAZIL | ||||
| 2000 | LUIS FIGO | PORTUGAL | ||||
| 2001 | MICHAEL OWEN | ENGLAND | ||||
| 2002 | RONALDO | BRAZIL | ||||
| 2003 | PARVEL NEDVED | CZECH REPUBLIC | ||||
| 2004 | ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO | UKRAINE | ||||
| 2005 | RONALDINHO | BRAZIL | ||||
| 2006 | FABIO CANNAVARO | ITALY | ||||
| 2007 | KAKA | BRAZIL | ||||
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